U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Valentine, NE, has a requirement for a commercial item or service. This combined synopsis/solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.603 (as supplemented with additional information included in this notice). This document incorporates provisions and clauses updated by way of the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-52, effective May 31, 2011. This solicitation is advertised for full and open competition as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN SET-ASIDE IAW FAR 19.502-2(a). This solicitation falls under procedures in FAR Parts 12 and 13. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) number is 423230, Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers with a business size standard of 100 employees. Quotes are requested for solicitation number: F11PS00984. Quotes are due July 8, 2011, 4:00 p.m. This announcement constitutes the Government's only official notice of this procurement. The requirement consists of the delivery of 1500 tons of 2A Road Gravel. Gravel may be end dumped or belly dumped at the stockpile locations - government will pile. Please be advised that the contractor will be required to show and provide evidence of delivery tickets with weights of the deliveries made. Delivery must be coordinated with refuge staff at 402/376-1889. IMPORTANT - that 1/2 of quantity ordered be delivered within 30 days of contract award and the remainder be delivered within 60 days of contract award. 2A Gravel for Surfacing 1. The aggregate shall be clean, hard, durable fragments or particles of stone or gravel. Material shall be free from vegetable matter and clay lumps. 2. The gravel aggregates for surfacing shall have a Los Angeles Abrasion loss percentage of not more than 40. 3. Gravel aggregates for surfacing shall have a soundness loss of not more than 30 percent by weight at the end of 5 cycles using sodium sulfate solution. 4. Materials shall meet the following gradation limits, percent by weight. 1" screen -- 0 percent No. 4 sieve -- 10 - 50 percent No. 10 sieve -- 69 - 100 percent No. 200 sieve -- 94 - 100 percent Delivery Address: US Fish and Wildlife ServiceValentine NWR40811 Hackberry DriveValentine, NE 69201 Offeror must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. The provisions at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Evaluation factors are price and delivery. Offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also included in this acquisition are the following clauses: 52.204-7, 52.215-5, 52.219-06, 52.222-50, 52.225-01, 52.232-1, 52.233-1, 52.243-1, 52.246-20, 52.252-5, 52.252-6, FWS 1452.204-1, 1452.212-1, and 1452.242-7. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, no addenda applies. Additional FAR clauses cited in this clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.233-3, 52.233-4, 52.237-11. The full text of any solicitation provision or clauses referenced herein may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the most advantageous to the Government based upon price and delivery. All responsible sources are invited to express their interest to this solicitation. Please submit your quote on company letterhead with all pertinent point of contact information including DUNS No., Tax Id No., and business size/type. In addition, your quote should provide unit price, total price, delivery date, FOB Destination and a signature. If your company has a GSA contract, please provide the GSA Contract No. as well. No formal format is required as this is a combined synopsis/request for quote solicitation. Offers submitted in response to Solicitation F11PS00984 must be received at US Fish and Wildlife Service, Crescent Lake/North Platte NWR Complex, 115 Railway Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 no later than July 8, 2011, 4:00 PM. Offers received after this date and time will be considered non responsible in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. Quotes may be emailed or faxed to the attention of Lydia Patrick, Field Contracting Officer,
[email protected] (email) or 308/635-7841 (fax). All questions regarding subject synopsis/solicitation shall be directed to the attention of Lydia Patrick at 308/635-7851 or by email. All questions regarding the delivery of the gravel shall be directed to Refuge Manager Mark Lindvall at 402/376-1889. Please contact Mr. Lindvall for directions and the location of the stockpile site.